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    paraplegia

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    par·a·ple·gia /ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə, -dʒiə/ noun [uncountable]  MIinability to move your legs and the lower part of your body 截瘫 → paralysis    Origin paraplegia (1600-1700) Modern Latin Greek paraplegie, from para- ( → PARA-) + -plegie (from plessein “to hit”)
    par·a·ple·gia nounChineseSyllable


    paraplegia
    par‧a‧ple‧gia /ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə, -dʒiə/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Modern Latin
     Origin: Greek paraplegie, from para- ( ⇨ para-) + -plegie (from plessein 'to hit')
    inability to move your legs and the lower part of your body ⇨ paralysis


    para·ple·giaBrE /ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] paralysis (= loss of control or feeling) in the legs and lower body 截瘫；下身麻痹